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Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" /

In the Middle Ages, when few people were literate, they still needed to record events, such as marriage and negotiations between powerful families, etc. According to neurobiologist Dr. James L. McGrough, they would take a child of about seven years of age to such events. They would have these children observe the event, and then throw the child into a river. This becomes a trauma, cementing the memory of events leading up to the trauma.

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An Op-Ed I co-authored on Music and Wellness

Healing Power of Music /

Music helps everyone, even the intubated ICU patients, regulating their breaths, reducing their sedative intakes, saving the hospital over $2,300 per patients on average. But during this pandemic, many music therapists were furloughed or fired. The piece then gives some examples to be followed from California Arts Council and the City of San Francisco. These are funding proposals for community engagements and public health campaigns especially for communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

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